Gregory Adam Scott
史瑞戈
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Religion, Columbia University
哥倫比亞大學宗教系博士候選人
My current goal is to hit 400 articles before July 27, 2011 (two-year anniversary!)
Li Yizhuo 李翊灼 ??-?? Student of Yang Wenhui, author of books on the Dunhuang Buddhist texts. (See e.g. MFQ 3:205)
Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 1865-1936 Warlord and later Premier of the Republic of China, Duan turned to Buddhism after suffering military defeat in the 1920s. Appears to have been associated with the Eastern (Japanese) Esoteric school. Also supported the publication of Ding Fubao's Foxue congshu.
Yang Du 楊度 1875-1931 Originally called Chengzan 承瓉, courtesy name Zhezi 楊哲子, later changed his name to Du 楊度, aliases Hugong 虎公 and Huchan 虎禪, often called himself Chan Master Tiger 虎禪師, the Tiger asetic 虎頭陀 and Shakya Tiger 釋虎 Yang had a five or six year involvement with Buddhist ideas, especially those of the Southern Chan, as he searched for methods to solve political and social problems. See Liu Qingbo, 14-16.
The Dalai Lama 大賴 1876-1933 Tibetan name: Thubten Gyatso 土登嘉措
Kang Jiyao 康寄遙 1880-1969 Buddhist layman, eventually killed during the Cultural Revolution. Short biography.
Chen Yuan 陳垣 1880-1971 Courtesy name Yuan'an 援庵; styled Yuan'an 圓庵. Published a book in 1923 on the Jews of Kaifeng: Kaifeng Yicileyejiao Kao [A Study of Judaism in Kaifeng] 開封一賜樂業教考. Published Shishi Yinian Lu [Record of Suspect Dates for Buddhist Monks] 釋氏疑年錄 in 1938, and Zhongguo fojiao shiji gailun [General Treatise on Historical Materials of Chinese Buddhism] 中國佛教史籍概論 in 1942.
Dehao 德浩 1881-1942 Led the movement to restore the Baima Temple. Short biography.
Li Bingnan 李炳南 1890-1986 Called Yan 李艷, courtesy name Bingnan 李炳南, styled Xuelu 雪廬, Dharma name Deming 德明, also called "Old Man of the Snows" 雪叟 Helped to establish a Lotus Society 蓮社 lay Buddhist organzation in Taizhong in 1950. Worked toward the propagation of Buddhism in Taiwan.
Zhangjia 章嘉 1891-1978 Also called 靂迎葉錫道爾濟 A living Buddha of Mongolian Buddhism. Also see Baidu article.
Tan Yunshan 譚雲山 1901-1983 A proponent of China-India cooperation
Liu Manqing 劉曼卿 1906-1941 Born in Lhasa but brought up in Beijing, Liu was a bilingual special envoy whose account of her journey to Tibet in 1929 on behalf of the central government was published as 康藏軺征 (The Pacification of Kham-Zang).
Jia Benyang 嘉本樣 1908-2004 Also called 雍增仁波切 and 拉茂雍增 · 洛桑克珠嘉措 (transliterated Tibetan names) See article in Xianggang Fojiao [Chinese]
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